[Costs of Saudi Arabia's Neom green hydrogen mega-project soar by $3.5 billion]Budgets for the Neom green hydrogen mega-project, which will tap vast green energy capacity, have soared 70% to $8.5 billion, according to a financial update from co-developer Air Products. Inflation, spare parts, land upfront costs and interest on a $1 billion loan all contributed to the $3.5 billion budget increase the company is developing in the deserts of northwestern Saudi Arabia with partner ACWA Power, a Saudi renewable energy development Merchant and Neom. Editor/Xing Wentao
On July 14, 2026, the endurance test and performance test of Unit 2 of the 46 MW biomass power plant project in Ivory Coast, jointly contracted by China Energy Construction Engineering Group and China Energy International Group, were completed and officially put into operation. The total installed capacity of this project is 46 megawatts, making it the largest biomass power station under construction in West Africa and the world's first large-scale biomass power station primarily fueled by palm leaf stalks.Editor/Gong Ziwei
The largest natural gas production enterprise in Southwest China, PetroChina Southwest Oil and Gas Field Company, achieved dual growth in oil and gas production in the first half of 2026, with a cumulative production of 25.31 billion cubic meters of natural gas and an oil and gas equivalent exceeding 20 million tons, setting a new historical high for the same period.Editor/Gong Ziwei